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Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

Timmysherman6 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:46:59 GMT

I was wondering if somebody can tell me what kind of lens to buy that so powerful where I can see craters on the moon

Re: Canon EOS 2000 D

stevet1 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:47:09 GMT

Timmysherman6,

There's an article here:

https://www.better-digital-photo-tips.com/lens-for-moon-photography.html

That I thought was pretty good about shooting moon photography. In general, I think he suggests a lens between 300mm and 600mm in focal length.

Steve Thomas

Re: Canon EOS 2000 D

Timmysherman6 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:25:24 GMT

Thank you very much for the tip

Re: Canon EOS 2000 D

kvbarkley — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:39:56 GMT

The most popular choice around here are the Sigma/Tamron 150-600's

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

Waddizzle — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:59:45 GMT

The most important thing you need is a good tripod with a good tripod head. Most budget tripods can support most lightweight gear when the camera is level. The center of gravity of the camera/lens rig is centered over the tripod.

Telephoto lenses can be considerably heavier than a typical camera kit lens. Capturing photos of the Moon requires you to point the rig towards the sky. Doing so moves the CoG off center with the tripod legs.

This is where budget tripod legs and heads break down. You point the camera at the Moon, and everything shifts as you tighten the head to lock the rig in position. Many times the shift (it’s called backlash) can be so severe that the Moon is no longer in the frame.

I believe this shot was taken with my T5 and the EF 75-300mm kit lens. I used a $200 Induro tripod kit and the built in shutter delay timer.

Re: Canon EOS 2000 D

Waddizzle — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:00:54 GMT

Great choices.

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

kvbarkley — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:02:29 GMT

You can use my solar eclipse calculations to see exactly how large the moon will be in pixels on your sensor, Your 200D is identical to my T6S in that regard:

https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Getting-prepared-for-the-eclipse/td-p/465087

The upshot is that the moon is about 0.5 degrees, and a 600mm lens on your camera is 2.1 degrees. (The image I posted is full frame on my APS-C T6S, which is equivalent to your 2000D.)

800mm is 1.6 degrees

1200 is 1.05 degrees

2400 is .525 degrees, which will fill the sensor.

You will need to figure out your cost vs resolution tradeoff.

But I would say that at above 800mm, you might as well as get a telescope.

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

justadude — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:14:02 GMT

Better yet, if you have, or have access to a telescope, get an adapter for your camera to mount on to where the telescope would normally go. The camera replaces the eyepiece. This image was taken with a Canon EOS RP mounted to an Orion SkyView Pro 100mm ED EQ refractor. FYI... the 100mm refers to the diameter of the telescope, not the focal length. The focal length is 900mm F/9 for 1/200 second. Normally I do this on a cloudless night, but the effect of finding a break in the clouds turned out pretty cool.

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

ebiggs1 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:30:26 GMT

Since it came on the market my recommendation in the super zoom range is the Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. It's a fantastic lens especially for the bucks. Another thing to remember it may be night time where you are but it is always daylight on the Moon. Use the Looney 11 Rule. Get DPP4 form Canon and shoot raw never jpg.

A good tripod is required.

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

ebiggs1 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:30:55 GMT

nice shot 🙂

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

Waddizzle — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:37:04 GMT

“Death Star approaching!”

Fantastic shot!

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

justadude — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:03:06 GMT

Thanks, Ernie!

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justadude — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:03:25 GMT

Haha! Thank you!

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

Ron888 — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:08:43 GMT

You're right,that looks cool

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

justadude — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:12:05 GMT

Thanks, Ron! I've always had better luck mounting various telescopes directly to cameras over the years. Long lenses are nice, but a quality built telescope often has superior optics.

Re: Lens recos for EOS 2000D to see the craters on the moon

Ron888 — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:23:39 GMT

You can get a half decent shot with a lens as short as 200mm but as you can see,even at 100% pixel view it's kinda small onscreen.
Other's suggestions of 600mm sounds good.
If you want to blow your mind, borrow a good telescope.When only 1/4 of the moon can fit onscreen it looks spectacular!